posted by Loren on June 11, 2011
It’s reassuring sometimes to feel a part of a crowd. Anonymity keeps attention astray. But when I hit college it wasn’t necessarily the case, as I couldn’t fade into the masses and at times felt so isolated within an audience that the disconnection was unbearable. What I came to realize was that the crowd weren’t people, but my responsibility of becoming an adult. You lose yourself in the process. Then I came upon Chicago’s Colin Caulfield and his melodious instrumentals and realized that the same issues aren’t just my own.
He goes by the moniker Young Man and it suits his intentions so well. Young Man sings to the harmonies of a literal young man, fading among the bright guitars and classic beats of the kicks and snares. His debut EP Boy, released last year, speaks of the troubles that lie between becoming an adult and disconnecting yourself from a drifting youth. Caulfied was an English/French major in college and his lyrics pay the price for such an education, profound and intimate as they are. I love the track “Just A Growin’,” which portrays the likes and wants of an adult, which contradict the insatiable appetites of a child and the shifting interests. The rhythm is so simple but infectious as life can be at times. The method to Young Man’s madness is just that: beauty in the simplicity. Check out the entire EP now, as well as the demo “Fate,” also included below.
Young Man- Just A Growin (Downloaded 334 times)
Young Man – Fate (Downloaded 303 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Beautiful Lyrics • Bedroom Band • Bright • Demo • Lo-Fi • Male vocal
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July 1st, 2011 at 3:56 pm
You’re the greatest!
August 15th, 2011 at 9:19 am
This article keeps it real, no doubt.
August 16th, 2011 at 11:43 am
It’s made my day!
August 16th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Cool! That’s a clever way of looking at it!